Asparagaceae
Butcher's broom
Ruscus aculeatus
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Ruscus
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Common names
By language (54)
- ang
- Cnēowholen
- Arabic
- سفندر مدبب, اس بري, حب النار, سفندر, شرابة الراعي, صفندر, عناب بري, غار اسكندرا
- arz
- سفندر مدبب
- Asturian
- Capiu, Carrasca, Carrascu, Escoba, Escobal, Picaculu, Ruscu
- Azerbaijani
- Tikanlı bigəvər
- bar
- Kosmanstaud, Mäusedorn
- Basque
- Erratz
- Breton
- Bug, Bugelenn
- Bulgarian
- Бодлив залист, Миши трън
- Catalan
- Galzeran, Boix marí, Boix mascle, Brusc, Cirerer de Betlem, Cireres de Nadal, Cireretes del Bon Pastor, Galeran
- Chinese
- 假叶树, 假葉樹, 瓜子松, 百劳金雀花
- Corsican
- Caracutellu, Pugnitopu, Tancu tupinu
- Croatian
- Bodljikava veprina, Veprina
- Czech
- Listnatec pichlavý, Listnatec bodlinatý
- Danish
- Musetorn
- English
- Butcher's broom, Kneeholm
- Esperanto
- Pika rusko
- Estonian
- Torkav ruskus
- Finnish
- Pikkuruskus
- French
- Buis piquant, Fragon, Fragon Faux Houx, Fragon petit-houx, Fragon épineux, Fragonnette, Petit houx, Petit-houx
- Galician
- Xilbarbeira, Azoutacristos, Brusco, Mesquito, Mezquita, Picaceira, Picamulo, Picanceira
- Georgian
- Თაგვისარა
- German
- Stechender Mäusedorn, Dornmyrte, Stacheliger Mäusedorn, Stechmyrte
- Greek
- Λαγομηλιά
- gv
- Guilckagh
- Hebrew
- עצבונית החורש
- hsb
- Wšědna myšaca wěcha, Kałata myšaca wěcha
- Hungarian
- Szúrós csodabogyó
- io
- Rusko
- Irish
- Giolcach nimhe
- Italian
- Bislingua, Pungitopo
- Japanese
- ナギイカダ, 梛筏
- kab
- Arereǧ
- kw
- Kelyn byghan
- lmo
- Spinasorèc
- Macedonian
- Дива шимширка
- mwl
- Yerba-de-las bruxas
- mzn
- جیز
- nap
- Avrusca
- Occitan
- Bresegon, Verboisset
- Persian
- کولهخاس
- Polish
- Myszopłoch kolczasty, Ruszczyk kolczasty
- Portuguese
- Gilbardeira, Ginjo-bardeiro
- Romanian
- Ghimpe pădureț
- Russian
- Иглица колючая, Иглица понтийская
- Serbian
- Кострика
- Serbian (Latin)
- Bodljikava veprina
- Slovenian
- Bodeča lobodika
- Spanish
- Achibarba, Argallua, Argallúa, Arrayan morisco, Bucharreta, Capios, Churbarba, Chusbarba
- Tamil
- இலையடி பழச்செடி
- Turkish
- Tavşanmemesi, Kokina, Tavşan memesi, Ölmez diken, Ölmezdiken
- Ukrainian
- Рускус колючий
- vec
- Bruschi
- Welsh
- Celynnen Fair, Banadl pigog
Synonyms
- Oxymyrsine pungens Bubani
- Ruscus aculeatus f. pumilus Druce
- Ruscus aculeatus subsp. laxus (Sm.) K.Richt.
- Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius Boiss.
- Ruscus dumosus E.D.Clarke
- Ruscus flexuosus Mill.
- Ruscus laxus Sm.
- Ruscus parasiticus Gueldenst.
- Ruscus ponticus Woronow
Flowers
- In flower
- October to May (from 285 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Paul Cook, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Vista~commonswiki assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.